searching for a place to live in (Dubai)

hello everyone , it will be my first time in Dubai, I need first a recommendation for a hotel to spend some time till I find a place to rent.Second: would you help to find / recommend a private / shared studio that is moderate in everything "area is not that important"...I'm an Egyptian satellite engineer, just finished my work in Russia and will move to Dubai soon,I donot have any restrictions with whom I will share "just a bit tidy , clean and calm :)".